SQL Ranking Functions | Dataford Interview Questions

Explain the difference between RANK(), DENSE_RANK(), and ROW_NUMBER() in SQL.

Use the provided employee scores to demonstrate how the three functions handle ties. Return each employee's score alongside all three ranking results.

Output

One row per employee with employee_name, team, score, rank_position, dense_rank_position, and row_number_position
Rank employees within their team by score from highest to lowest
Order by team ascending, score descending, and employee_id ascending

Schema

employee_scores

Column	Type	Description
employee_idPK	INT	Unique employee score record identifier
employee_name	VARCHAR(100)	Employee name
team	VARCHAR(50)	Employee team
score	INT	Employee performance score

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